maxta
First Grader
Looking at the Manly team to start the season on paper, begs the question of how far off to REALLY compete with say Roosters, Storm or the best team early - Souths ??
Last weeks game against an ordinary Tigers side was hard to judge, as the attitude was good, defensive solid till they scored a lucky try and really should have been up 8-14 points which may well have changed the outcome.
Fact remains it was not a team to compete with the 3 above and a few more tbh.....
Thing is there were new players which takes time, strike weapon Tom T out with injury, a few more with potential like the growing Paseka, Waddell to come back and Fainu, who I believe is a massive talent and will show this in 2019...plus a few maybes in Cust, Anderson, Metcalfe.
Then we look further down the nest and the potential of young Hoppa, Schuster, young Trjbovic who really need preservation and could well set the platform of a VERY competitive side for years to come, with Hoppa the only 1 of these 3 to maybe debut in 2019...
Is it a rebuild when the talent is already in the system??
In a way it is, because they are not ready today, however even at full strength today when including those unavailable, add some time to gel as a team and take in Des structures that looked great where it counts last week - defensively....and it is not so bleak.
My point being at full strength, with top shelf youngsters who WILL make an impact before long, IF we landed a leader in the forwards with a sprinkle of the BK or dare I say it Watmough,maybe a (Rapana or Oates to create momentum) and add another X factor....this Manly team has plenty we can look forward to.
Only a few IFs....we RETAIN the young stars, Acquire that LEADER, stop walking under ladders with these injuries.....
What's the thoughts Silvertails....do we have the bones to build upon already in place, or is the Massive cleanout start again needed ??
Last weeks game against an ordinary Tigers side was hard to judge, as the attitude was good, defensive solid till they scored a lucky try and really should have been up 8-14 points which may well have changed the outcome.
Fact remains it was not a team to compete with the 3 above and a few more tbh.....
Thing is there were new players which takes time, strike weapon Tom T out with injury, a few more with potential like the growing Paseka, Waddell to come back and Fainu, who I believe is a massive talent and will show this in 2019...plus a few maybes in Cust, Anderson, Metcalfe.
Then we look further down the nest and the potential of young Hoppa, Schuster, young Trjbovic who really need preservation and could well set the platform of a VERY competitive side for years to come, with Hoppa the only 1 of these 3 to maybe debut in 2019...
Is it a rebuild when the talent is already in the system??
In a way it is, because they are not ready today, however even at full strength today when including those unavailable, add some time to gel as a team and take in Des structures that looked great where it counts last week - defensively....and it is not so bleak.
My point being at full strength, with top shelf youngsters who WILL make an impact before long, IF we landed a leader in the forwards with a sprinkle of the BK or dare I say it Watmough,maybe a (Rapana or Oates to create momentum) and add another X factor....this Manly team has plenty we can look forward to.
Only a few IFs....we RETAIN the young stars, Acquire that LEADER, stop walking under ladders with these injuries.....
What's the thoughts Silvertails....do we have the bones to build upon already in place, or is the Massive cleanout start again needed ??
